Over 100% Increase in Cases & Deaths From COVID-19 in Mexico Exacerbates Vulnerabilities Along U.S.-Mexico Border
July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
NEW YORK, July 17 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release:
Mexico has reached grim Coronavirus milestones this week: cases and deaths yesterday reached a near-record high, with a 100% increase in cases and deaths in the last month alone, and the country surpassed 300,000 cases overall. The IRC urges stronger funding and support to those most vulnerable in Mexico, including migrants, refugees and asylum seekers on the border where we work in Ciudad Jua . . .
Mexico has reached grim Coronavirus milestones this week: cases and deaths yesterday reached a near-record high, with a 100% increase in cases and deaths in the last month alone, and the country surpassed 300,000 cases overall. The IRC urges stronger funding and support to those most vulnerable in Mexico, including migrants, refugees and asylum seekers on the border where we work in Ciudad Jua . . .